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Afcon: everything you need to know about a record year for Africa's biggest football event

Africa’s biggest football festival – the men’s Africa Cup of Nations 2023 – is being hosted by Côte d'Ivoire in west Africa and will culminate in its final match on 11 February 2024.

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A fashionably late kick-off for 2023 Africa Cup of Nations

More or less two years after the start of the 33rd Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, voilà number 34 in Cote d'Ivoire. Utterly logical for a biennial event – but in the wild, wacky world of African football, this one is late.

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ASO and Golazo to co-organise 2025 Road World Championships in Rwanda

Rwandan Cycling Federation appoints experienced French and Belgian organisers for first-ever African cycling worlds

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Burundi closes border with Rwanda in latest East Africa row

President Ndayishimiye accuses Rwanda of backing DRC-based armed group Red Tabara against his government.

Al Jazeera

Cape Verde becomes fourth African country to eliminate malaria

With no recorded cases since 2017, the archipelago has had a long journey to become free of the disease, which killed 608,000 people globally in 2022

The Guardian - UK

Oil prices rise on fears of wider regional conflict after strikes on Houthi targets

Oil prices jumped over 2 percent after the US and UK carried out strikes on Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, amid fears of an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East. Major shipping companies stopped travelling through the Suez Canal and Red Sea routes in early December after a spate…

France 24

Africa Cup of Nations 2023 promises thrills and surprises in most competitive tournament yet

After a dour 2021 tournament, as many as nine nations will fancy their chances this year

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Corbyn pushes South African genocide case against Israel at The Hague

Ex-Labour leader at International Court of Justice in support of case against Israel over Gaza

The Independent UK

The best African footballers ever

Counting down the finest players to come out of Africa

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AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

Jan. 5-11, 2024

The Independent UK

Africa's Catholic hierarchy refuses same-sex blessings, says such unions are contrary to God's will

In the greatest rebuke yet to Pope Francis, the Catholic bishops of Africa and Madagascar have issued a unified statement refusing to follow his declaration allowing priests to offer blessings to same-sex couples

The Independent UK

Sol Bamba hopes hosts have what it takes to win Africa Cup of Nations

Ivory Coast face Guinea-Bissau in the tournament opener on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Pattern found in world’s rainforests where 2% of species make up 50% of trees

From the Amazon to Africa and south-east Asia, diversity among rainforest species follows the same rule, study shows

The Guardian - UK

Roberto Lopes: ‘It feels like I’m representing Ireland as well as Cape Verde’

The Shamrock Rovers centre-back is looking forward to testing himself against Mo Salah at the Africa Cup of Nations

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Magatte Wade: The Real Reasons Why Africa Is Poor and Why It Matters

The author discusses how cryptocurrencies are helping people like her build the Africa—and the world—they want.

The Independent UK

Ugandan woman who welcomed twins at 70 shares first photos of babies after hospital discharge

‘The whole of Africa is rejoicing for her,’ doctor says

Al Jazeera

Morocco to lead UN Human Rights Council despite South Africa’s disapproval

Secret vote held after 13 African members could not agree on a candidate, as some criticise Rabat’s rights record.

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The Real Reasons Africa Is Poor—and Why It Matters

Author Magatte Wade discusses how cryptocurrencies are helping people like her build the Africa—and the world—they want.

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The Independent UK

Africa Cup of Nations can give Mohamed Salah the missing piece of his glorious legacy

The Liverpool star assisted a goal in Egypt’s warm-up win over Tanzania and hit the bar with a penalty which went in off the goalkeeper - can he now fire his nation to victory in Ivory Coast?

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Ivory Coast ready to host AFCON 2023: what this tournament can offer African football

AFCON 2023 kicks off in Ivory Coast this month – and though it's a long time and a lot of money in the making, the investments can initiate changes for the host country and its football scene

The Hindu

Bengaluru doctors successfully conduct complex surgery on Somaliland citizen

Life for Ahmed (name changed), a 39-year-old health inspector from Somaliland in Africa was full of pain and suffering. He had multiple fistulae-in-ano (six high and low fistulae) that resulted in recurrent health issues and compromised quality of life over a prolonged period.

The Guardian - UK

‘Art is a form of protest that leaves no blood’: Zambian poet puts African voices on the spoken-word stage

Prompted by the struggles of motherhood, Vanessa Chisakula uses her art to address women’s rights, African identity and mental health – and gives others a platform to do the same

The National (Scotland)

Rangers on alert as Cyriel Dessers placed on Nigeria standby list for AFCON

Rangers striker Cyriel Dessers has been put on standby for the African Cup of Nations after Nigeria lost Bayer Leverkusen star Victor Boniface to…

France 24

Ex-Gambian minister faces trial for crimes against humanity

In tonight's edition: Ousman Sonko, Gambia's former interior minister under Yahya Jammeh, faces trial in Switzerland for crimes against humanity. Alleged victims hail a landmark day for justice. Also, Ivory Coast's economic capital is already buzzing with excitement as football fans gear up for the Africa Cup of Nations in…

The Conversation

Scramble for the Sahel – why France, Russia, China and the United States are interested in the region

The Sahel, a region 3,860km wide located south of the Sahara Desert and stretching east-west across the African continent, has been a focus of attention around the world recently.

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